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New Occupational Health & Safety Standard – ISO 45001

“Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease, and 153 people experience a work-related injury. These represent an enormous burden for organisations and society as a whole, costing over 2.3 million deaths a year, not to mention the more than 300 million non-fatal accidents*.”

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Latest Health & Safety Prosecutions

These are the latest prosecutions outlined by the HSE which clearly demonstrate the potential outcomes that can result if business owners fail to maintain their responsibilities and legal obligations, and compliance with health and safety regulations.

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Latest Prosecutions

These are the latest prosecutions outlined by the HSE which demonstrate the responsibilities and legal obligations of business owners to ensure their compliance with health and safety regulations.

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Health & Safety at Work – Statistics 2015

Here at SafetyNow we’re working everyday with businesses to help them to improve their health and safety practices, but unfortunately there is still a lot of work to be done, as demonstrated by the latest statistics released by the HSE.

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Head Protection for Turban Wearing Sikhs

In Section 11 of the Employment Act 1989 any turban-wearing Sikh was exempt from the requirement to wear a safety helmet / head protection on a construction site; although this did not apply to any other sector.

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